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Pakistan energy sector

OGDCL enhances oil and gas production

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 20 Jan, 2025 04:36pm

Markets

Race to renewables: Attock Cement commissions 4.8MW windmill project

As Pakistan’s corporate sector increasingly turns to renewable energy to meet its power needs, Attock Cement became...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 12:48pm

Markets

OGDCL begins oil & gas production from Khairpur’s Kharo-1 well

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 07:22pm

Markets

Govt cuts tariff on charging stations by 45%: Awais Leghari

Energy minister says decision will pave way for expansion of charging stations, and increase EV adoption in Pakistan

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 10:32pm

Business & Finance

Federal cabinet approves proposal to revise agreements with 14 IPPs: PMO

Revised agreements will include reduction of Rs802 billion in profits, costs of independent power producers

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:06pm

Markets

Shell Pakistan changes name to Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited

Shell Pakistan Limited (SHEL) has officially changed its name to ‘Wafi Energy Pakistan Limited’, effective January...

Updated 14 Jan, 2025 11:48pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, China reaffirm commitment to ‘high-quality’ CPEC phase II development

Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their commitment to the high-quality development of the China-Pakistan Economic...

Published 11 Jan, 2025 07:34pm

Business & Finance

PPL begins gas production at Jamshoro exploratory well

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has started gas production from Takri-1 exploration well located in the Jamshoro...

Updated 10 Jan, 2025 10:09pm

Business & Finance

OGDCL reappoints Ahmed Hayat Lak as MD & CEO

The board of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 10:56pm

Business & Finance

Refinery Upgrade Project: PRL secures Rs3.15bn loan facility from PSO

The board of Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) has approved a Rs3.15 billion loan from its parent company Pakistan...

Updated 08 Jan, 2025 10:38pm

Pakistan

UAE rolls over $2bn loan, agrees to provide additional investment: PM

$2bn payment to UAE was due this month

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 10:00pm

Markets

PPL’s subsidiary receives $6mn settlement from Iraq’s Midland Oil Company

PPL Asia E&P B.V. (PPL Asia), a subsidiary of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), has received a settlement amount...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 09:31pm

KE stunned as its five projects remain out of IGCEP

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) is reportedly in shock over reports indicating that its five renewable energy projects...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:16pm

Editorials

Energy sector

EDITORIAL: The energy crisis in the country continues to remain a challenge with no end in sight. At its core, the...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 06:41am

Govt plans to set up 100MW solar project in GB

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced plans to establish a 100 MW solar power project in Gilgit-Baltistan as part...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:24pm

Markets

POL products: Dec sales up 3pc to 1.28m tons YoY

KARACHI: The sales of petroleum products in the country increased by 3.0 percent on year-on-year basis to 1.28...

Published 03 Jan, 2025 05:54am

Prioritising imported RLNG to domestic gas harms energy sector

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy sector is grappling with escalating financial issues, primarily driven by the forced...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 09:42am

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Talks with Chinese IPPs initiated, says Leghari

Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the government has initiated talks with the Chinese...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 06:07pm

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Irked by gas shortages, PM calls for reform

ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of complaints by the domestic consumers, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

Markets

Pakistan Petroleum Limited commissions new exploratory well in Sujawal

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), an oil and gas exploration firm, has successfully commissioned the exploratory...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 09:38pm

Markets

PSO board approves SPA execution with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR

The Board of Management (BoM) of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO), the largest fuel marketing company in the...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 07:54pm

Markets

OGDCL revives well in Hyderabad, enhances oil production

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), the country’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 06:30pm

Renewable energy: Projects get Nepra exemption

Authority amends its law to exempt renewable energy projects to be established by foreign countries under Inter Governmental Commercial Transactions (IGCT) Act, 2022

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 11:50am

Business & Finance

OGDCL revives well in Sindh, achieves oil & gas production

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), the country’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 10:04pm

Perspectives

Revamping IPPs: lessons from international practices

Pakistan’s energy sector has long been a key contributor to the country’s economic growth and development, but it...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:39pm

Markets

OGDCL begins oil & gas production from Hyderabad

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 10:46pm

Opinion

LPG adulteration

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) oversees Pakistan’s gas sector, including Liquefied Petroleum Gas...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 06:38am

Energy sector: France concerned at ‘challenges’ faced by its firms

ISLAMABAD: Following Germany and United Kingdom (UK), France has also raised its concerns on challenges being faced...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 03:03pm

Markets

Pakistan’s power generation increases in November as cost inches up

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 8,032 GWh (11,156 MW) in November 2024, an increase of over 6% YoY...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 10:56pm

Markets

OGDCL revives heavy oil well in Punjab, enhances production capacity

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), the country’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company,...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 10:29pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.46 ▲ 0.96 (11.29%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 22 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	39 ▲ 3.35 (9.40%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	733 ▲ 61.78 (9.20%)
Rafhan Maize / Jan 22 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	9,950 ▲ 755.06 (8.21%)
Invest Bank / Jan 22 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	1.70 ▲ 0.09 (5.59%)
Thal Limited / Jan 22 Thal Limited(THALL)	439.90 ▲ 23.15 (5.55%)
Indus Dyeing / Jan 22 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	125.99 ▲ 5.98 (4.98%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	50.48 ▲ 2.37 (4.93%)

Stock	Price
Khyber Textile / Jan 22 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	475 ▼ -51.08 (-9.71%)
United Brands / Jan 22 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	22.56 ▼ -1.47 (-6.12%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.40 ▼ -0.14 (-3.95%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Jan 22 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	621.10 ▼ -24.02 (-3.72%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 22 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	181.01 ▼ -6.63 (-3.53%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 22 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	265 ▼ -8.23 (-3.01%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Jan 22 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	29.10 ▼ -0.89 (-2.97%)
Hinopak Motor / Jan 22 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	436 ▼ -13.03 (-2.90%)
Dewan Motors / Jan 22 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	44.50 ▼ -1.22 (-2.67%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.01
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.03
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.35
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▼ -0.17
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.12
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▼ -0.01
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.05
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▲ 0.05

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